All Posts Tagged With: "UNP"

Consistent with the current macroeconomic trends, railroads started the year on a mixed note. Going by the rail traffic report for the first quarter 2013, growth in automotive and petroleum products’ shipments was steady while coal and grain shipments continued to cast a shadow over the rail freight...

One of the leading Canadian railroads, Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) has entered into a multi-year agreement with Coalspur Mines Limited. The agreement involves a 7-year contract for transporting thermal coal from Coalspur’s...

Benchmarks finished mixed following a small increase in retail sales and marginally upbeat earnings reports. The State of the Union speech from U.S. President Barack Obama focused on infrastructure spending, economic growth and employment. Industrial stocks were the major gainer among the top 10 S&P...

The fourth quarter reporting season gets into high gear this week, with 253 companies coming out with quarterly results, including 83 S&P 500 companies. The earnings season thus far has been relatively uneventful, but we will have a better idea by the end of this week; by then we will have seen...

Railroads continue to benefit from the ongoing highway conversion due to their cost effectiveness over truckloads. Currently, rail intermodal services are considered as one of the most fuel-efficient modes of freight transportation, and therefore remain the backbone of the railroad freight business.
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We maintain a long-term Neutral recommendation on Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), one of the leading freight railroads in the U.S. The company continues to remain on its growth trajectory benefiting from its diversified business...

Benchmarks lost their initial gains to end mostly flat as apprehensions about contracting profits of financial bellwethers dented investor sentiment on Friday. At the close of the trading session on Friday, markets recorded their worst weekly performance in four months. Benchmarks had started on a...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, arguably the most famous and oft-quoted benchmark of American stock performance, will be swapping one of its components in one week’s time. The index will be removing Kraft Foods (KFT) and putting...

Following stellar first quarter results, railroads continued on a growth trajectory and delivered fairly good second quarter results in an otherwise subdued economy. During this period, the industry leveraged its operating capabilities, improving service metrics and improving cost management to counterbalance...

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) reported second quarter 2012 adjusted earnings of $2.10 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 as well as the year-ago earnings of $1.59. Better-than-expected earnings came on the...

After lower coal production forecasts by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), railroads are again worried about the proposed regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for power plants across 27 states.
The proposed guideline –– Carbon Pollution Standard for New...

Before the opening bell, the U.S. railroad giant Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) reported its fourth quarter fiscal 2011 adjusted earnings of $1.99 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.81 as well as the year-ago earnings...

An anticipated labor strike looming over the U.S. freight railroad industry has been finally forestalled after the intervention of U.S. Republican House leaders. The alarming possibility of a 90-day labor strike came to a halt when U.S. legislative authorities intervened to restrict any service disruption.
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An anticipated labor strike looming over the U.S. freight railroad industry has been finally forestalled after the intervention of U.S. Republican House leaders. The alarming possibility of a 90-day labor strike came to a halt when U.S. legislative authorities intervened to restrict any service disruption.
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CSX Corporation (CSX) has introduced an improved Carbon Calculator to aid its customers in making supply chain decisions. The Calculator will compare carbon emissions by freight rail with long-haul trucks over similar routes and provide...

Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) reported excellent financial results for the third quarter of 2011 despite facing several challenges, such as extreme heat, floods, late harvest, and reduced shipment of containers. Both revenue and EPS was...

Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), the largest class 1 freight railroad operator in the U.S., has decided to increase its shareholders’ wealth. Yesterday, the Board of Directors of Union Pacific have authorized to raise its quarterly dividend...

Earnings Preview 10/14/11
While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&P 500.
Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea...

Despite the impacts of inclement weather and staggering fuel prices, U.S. Railroads saw strong momentum in the first half of 2011 primarily driven by higher coal volumes. Coal shipments, which accounted for approximately 40% of the total railway shipment, led to positive market sentiments.
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The U.S. Freight Railroads have been able to keep up the momentum despite facing unusual weather conditions and an extremely volatile U.S. economy. Solid commodities volumes, healthy demand for coal and improved efficiencies are helping the railroads to continue their strong performance.
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U.S. railroad giant Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) reported second quarter net income at a record-high of $785 million or $1.59 per share, compared with $711 million or $1.40 in the year-ago quarter.
EPS also beat the Zacks Consensus...

Earnings Preview 7/15/11
Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&P 500. By next...

Below, we present the latest data on leading Transportation Sector stocks from our Institutional software package (VEI). These results were filtered by market price and volume–no results below 3$/share or less than 100k shares/day volume.
Top-Five Transportation...

Yesterday, in a major development, which may have a far reaching consequence, the Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC sued two major U.S. freight railroads, Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNSF). Privately...